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Should I remove METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
9% remove it91% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #10,405
United States Rank #8,242
Reach 0.0341%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 14.00 days
266.86 days >
Average installed length: 140.21 days

METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES

Overview

METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES is a software program developed by Kojima Productions. During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The primary executable is named MgsGroundZeroes.exe. The setup package generally installs about 63 files and is usually about 31.93 MB (33,477,229 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 10 and Windows 7 (SP1). While about 56% of users of METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Germany.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.konami.jp/mgs5/gz/certification.php5
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Metal Gear Solid Ground Zeroes
Uninstaller: "C:\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/311340
Estimated size: 31.93 MB

Program filesFiles installed by METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES

Program executable:MgsGroundZeroes.exe
Name:METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES
Path:C:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Metal Gear Solid Ground Zeroes\MgsGroundZeroes.exe
MD5:6264339244b129988ddce4de3b846f92
Additional files:
  • MgsGroundZeroes.exe (by Konami Digital Entertainment) - METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES
  • crashhandler.dll (by Valve) - Steam Crash Handler Library
  • crashhandler64.dll (by Valve)
  • GameOverlayRenderer.dll - Steam Game Overlay Renderer
  • GameOverlayRenderer64.dll
  • GameOverlayUI.exe - Steam
  • SDL2.dll - Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL)
  • Steam.dll
  • Steam.exe - Steam Client Bootstrapper
  • steamclient.dll
  • steamclient64.dll
  • steamerrorreporter.exe
  • steamerrorreporter64.exe
  • SteamUI.dll - SteamUI Dynamic Link Library
  • streaming_client.exe
  • tier0_s.dll - tier0_s Dynamic Link Library
  • tier0_s64.dll
  • video.dll
  • vstdlib_s.dll - vstdlib_ s.dll
  • vstdlib_s64.dll
  • libavcodec-56.dll
  • libavformat-56.dll
  • libavresample-2.dll
  • libavutil-54.dll
  • libswscale-3.dll
  • uninstall.exe
  • AppOverlay.dll - Steam Application Overlay Renderer (Steam Application Overlay)
  • AppOverlay64.dll
  • aticfx32.dll (by Advanced Micro Devices) - AMD Inc. Radeon DirectX 11 Driver
  • aticfx64.dll (by Advanced Micro Devices)
  • atidxx32.dll - Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Radeon DirectX 11 Driver
  • atidxx64.dll
  • icui18n.dll
  • icuuc.dll
  • SteamOverlayVulkanLayer.dll
  • SteamOverlayVulkanLayer64.dll
  • v8.dll
  • x360ce_x64.exe (by TocaEdit) - X360 Controller Emulator (TocaEdit X360 Controller Emulator)
  • xinput1_3.dll (by http://x360ce.googlecode.com) - XBOX 360 Controller Emulator (x64)
  • CityHash.dll - CityHash
  • CSERHelper.dll - CSER Helper (Debug Helper Routines)
  • d3d9.dll
  • d3dcompiler_46.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® DirectX for Windows® (Direct3D HLSL Compiler)
  • d3dcompiler_46_64.dll (by Microsoft)
  • dbghelp.dll - Debugging Tools for Windows(R) (Windows Image Helper)
  • dxgi.dll
  • GzsTool.exe - GzsTool
  • libav_h264-56.dll
  • libavutil-52.dll
  • libx264-142.dll (by x264 project) - x264 (H.264 (MPEG-4 AVC) encoder library)
  • MGSV Modding Tool.exe (by xelectrowolfx) - MGSV Modding Tool
  • MGSV_FPK_Tool.exe
  • MGSV_Modding_Tool.exe (by StratosGK) - MGSV:GZ_Modding_Tool
  • MGSV_QAR_Tool.exe
  • openvr_api.dll
  • steam_api64.dll - Steam Client API
  • Steam2.dll - Steam Client Engine
  • SteamOverlayVulkanLayer.json
  • SteamOverlayVulkanLayer64.json
  • winh264.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{24119BA4-1D08-43EE-BF5D-971EEE712888}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • Steam.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Steam_Reg_HKCURun_S-1-5-21-3095009854-2890146247-2561466371-1001.
Startup File (User Run)
  • Steam.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Steam' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" -silent.
Startup File (All Users Run)
  • Steam.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Steam' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" -silent.
2 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
  • Steam.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe'.
  • MgsGroundZeroes.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\common\Metal Gear Solid Ground Zeroes\MgsGroundZeroes.exe'.

How do I remove METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES?

You can uninstall METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
    • Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
  2. When you find the program METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES, click it, and then do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
    • Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES.
OS VERSIONS
Win 10 65%
Win XP 0%
  
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
  
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 9%
Keep it 91%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 64.58%
Windows 7 35.27%
Windows XP 0.15%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 10 Home 21.08%
Windows 10 Pro 17.94%
Windows 7 Home Premium 17.04%
Windows 8.1 12.71%
Windows 7 Ultimate 9.72%
Windows 8.1 Pro 8.07%

Distribution by countryGeography

56.09% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 56.09%
  United Kingdom 7.74%
  Germany 5.12%
  France 4.10%
  Canada 3.41%
  Australia 2.62%
  Brazil 1.48%
  Finland 1.48%
  Sweden 1.48%
  Italy 1.25%
  Norway 1.14%
  Netherlands 1.02%
  Austria 0.91%
  Ireland 0.80%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
ASUS 25.62%
Acer 14.88%
GIGABYTE 10.74%
Hewlett-Packard 10.33%
Alienware 9.50%
Dell 9.09%
Lenovo 8.68%
MSI 5.37%
Medion 2.07%
Apple 1.24%
Intel 1.24%
Toshiba 0.83%
Common models
ASUS All Series 25.75%
MSI MS-7821 4.01%
MSI MS-7845 2.68%
MSI MS-7917 2.34%
MSI MS-7693 1.67%
MSI MS-7918 1.67%

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